Crklyn Publishing· For booksellers & libraries
New local voices, ready for your shelves
Crklyn Publishing is a free program of The Welcome PDX, a Portland nonprofit. Women in the program are guided from a first draft all the way to a finished, published book — and every title is written by a woman building the next chapter of her life.
We'd love to work with independent bookstores and libraries: to carry our authors' books, to host readings and signings, and to help new writers find their first readers. With the exception of our anthologies, 100% of the revenue from book sales goes directly to the author.
Get in touchWays to work together
Carry our titles
Stock books by Portland women on your shelves — including our anthologies, poetry, short fiction, and novels as each one publishes.
Host a reading or signing
Our authors love to read their work aloud. Book launches, readings, signings, and conversations make warm, community-centered events.
Feature local voices
A local-author display or staff pick gives new writers their first real shelf — and your customers a story rooted in their own city.
Libraries
Add our titles to your collection, or host an author talk, a reading, or a writing workshop for your community.
Upcoming titles
December 2026
AnthologyLetters to Our Children
Heartfelt letters from mothers to their kids, aiming to preserve our stories, wisdom, and love for the next generation. Sixteen women contributed to this collection.
Fall 2026
PoetryCancer Sun, Libra Moon
A collection of poems from the mind of a Cancer sun, Libra moon — wide-ranging, unfiltered, and sorted by feeling rather than theme.
Fall 2026
Short storiesThe Lantern Post
Spooky short stories set in the St. Johns neighborhood of Portland. Every one was originally written for The Lantern Post, a short story exchange box in St. Johns and part of the city's Sidewalk Joy program.
Winter 2026
PoetryMy Rainbows Bleed Black
Poems on the intersection of being Black and Queer in America — what it costs, what it gives, and what it means to hold both at once.
Winter 2026
Psychological thrillerWhat These Walls Keep
Naomi Smith has read people for a living since she was four years old — the flicker before the smile, the half-second stall that means someone is about to lie. Reading people correctly is what saved her life. Proving it took two years. When…
Ordering
We expect most of our titles to be available through Ingram, so you can order them the way you order other books. Tell us which titles you're interested in, and we'll share ISBNs and ordering details for each one.
Our authors live in the Portland area, and we'd love to talk about hosting an event with you.
Let's talk
Or email Support@Thewelcomepdx.org.